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The Peculiar Case of Task Force 45

The long-forgotten story of Task Force 45, an ad hoc, Anglo-American anti-aircraft brigade retrofitted for infantry service during the late 1944 Allied slog into Northern Italy.

Published in the Spring 2023 edition of On Point: The Journal of Army History. Available here.

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Publications History Italian Campaign World War II
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May 13, 2023
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